US 9,258,309 C1 (13,168th)
Method and system for operating a wireless access point for providing access to a network
Russell Levi, Edgware (GB)
Filed by ZONERIDER NETWORKS LIMITED, Edgware (GB)
Assigned to Bounts Technologies Ltd.
Reexamination Request No. 90/015,423, Aug. 1, 2025.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 9,258,309, issued Feb. 9, 2016, Appl. No. 14/249,174, Apr. 9, 2014.
Application 90/015,423 is a continuation of application No. 13/127,223, abandoned, previously published as PCT/IB2009/054623, filed on Oct. 20, 2009.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Jan. 30, 2026.
Int. Cl. H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 61/50 (2022.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 40/02 (2009.01); H04W 88/16 (2009.01); H04L 61/2503 (2022.01); H04W 72/0453 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 12/06 (2013.01) [H04L 61/50 (2022.05); H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04L 63/102 (2013.01); H04W 40/02 (2013.01); H04L 61/2503 (2013.01); H04W 72/0453 (2013.01); H04W 88/16 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
The patentability of claims 1-19 is confirmed.
1. A method of operating a single network adapter, comprising a single network interface card or module, to communicate wirelessly with a first sub-network and a second sub-network, the method comprising:
setting up a first network address and routing table in the network interface card or module for use in the first sub-network;
setting up a second network address and routing table in the network interface card or module for use in the second sub-network;
using said single network interface card or module to receive data for one of the first and second sub-networks, and to re-transmit the data to the other of the first and second sub-network, using the network addresses and routing tables,
wherein the first sub-network includes a network gateway and the network adapter is configured to control access from the second sub-network to the network gateway, and
wherein the step of receiving data comprises receiving a request from a user via the second sub-network to access the gateway on the first sub-network, verifying the user's access rights, and allowing the user to access the gateway if and only if the user is entitled to access the gateway.